Italeri M163 Vads Scale 1 : 35, Tanks

M163 vads model kit

• The M113 is one of the most famous armored personnel carrier in the history of military vehicles. It has a “fully tracked” layout and it entered in service at the beginning of ‘60s.
• The M113 was the most widely used armored vehicle of the U.S. Army and the U.S. Marine Corps in the Vietnam War.
• On the M113 hull was developed the self-propelled anti-aircraft gun M163 VADS (Vulcan Air Defense System).
• The M163 adopted the General Dynamics 20 mm. M61 Vulcan rotary cannon, installed in a small turret above the hull, and a radar system for the control of the fire.
• The M163 was designed to complement the M48 Chaparral missile system and to provide the highest level of anti-aircraft and anti-helicopter defense to the ground troops.